Bed-cover holder.



H. G. BWALDL BED COVER HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 2a, 1913.

1,103,494. 1 Patented July 14,1914.

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BED-COVER HOLDER.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 14, 1914.

Application filed March 28, 1913. Serial No. 757,443.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY C. EWAL a citizen of the United States,residing at Louisville, in the county of Jeiferson and State ofKentucky, have invented new and useful Improvements inBed-Cover-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to cover holders, the object in view being toprovide a simple and effective device especially designed for use inconnection with small beds or cribs for holding the bed clothes securelyin place, and for preventing the same from being kicked off ordisplaced.

A further object of the invention is to provide a simple construction ofsuch a device, as above referred to, enabling the device to beconstructed almost entirely of spring wlre.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in theconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts, as will behereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, and pointed out in the claim hereunto appended.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective View of a holder, embodyingthe present invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same,illustrating its application to a bed and the cover therefor. Fig. 8 isa perspective View of the holder, showing a modified form of shoe.

The device contemplated in this invention comprises essentially a lowerbed clamping arm 1, and an upper cover engaging arm 2.

These arms, as well as the rest of the device, are formed of spring wireof suitable strength, and the lower arm, as well as the upper arm, is ofdouble construction, that is to say, the wire of which the device as awhole is formed, is bent to comprise the two oppositely arrangedU-shaped members lying in parallelplanes, forming the lower spring arm,andterminally connected by a cross arm 1. The upper arm is similarlyformed of the curved members 5 and 6 lying in parallel planes which areterminally connected by a cross bar 7 which forms the presser bar of thedevice, in that it presses down against the cover on the bed or crib.

The arms 1 and 2 are connected by two sets of coils 8 and 9, so as toimpart the requisite spring action and yielding properties thereto, andfurthermore to enable the pp j gripping jaw to perform its function, aswill hereinafter appear. a

, Extending outwardly from the presser bar 7 is a double U-shapedgripping arm 10, comprising the opposite members 11 and 12 lying inparallel planes, which may be or may not be connected at their highestportions by means of a link or cross bar 13. The members 11 and 12 areterminally connected at their free ends by a cross bar 14, around whichis disposed a coiled gripping shoe 15, the convolutions of which areadapted to embed themselves firmly in the bed cover.

All of the arms of the device are substantially semi-circular in shapeas shown.

A corresponding presser shoe 16 is coiled around the presser bar 7 andalso serves to obtain a firm gripping hold upon the bed cover.

By reference, now, to Fig. 2, it will be understood that when anyparticular stress is brought to bear upon the bed cover by the movementsof the child or person, an upward pressure will be brought to bearagainst the presser bar 7 and a corresponding downward pressure will bebrought. to bear on the thereby firmly embedding the spiral shoe 15 inthe cover, confining the same closely against the mattress, and actingalmost with a positive grip to hold the bed cover and prevent the samefrom being displaced.

It is preferred to make the device as a whole of a width which willadapt it to be inserted between the vertical bars or slats at oppositesides of the crib, and the device will thus act as a stop for preventinglateral, as well as longitudinal, displacement of the cover.

The lower arm 1 may either be engaged directly with the side rail of thebed or crib, or it may be merely inserted under the mattress, so as tosecure the cover directly to the mattress.

Instead of employing the separately made spiral shoes 15 and 16,hereinabove described, the connecting bars at the ends of the jaws maybe formed into the spiral or scalloped shoes, as shown at 15 and 16, toenable the said parts to obtain the necessary frictiona grip upon thebedcover.

What is claimed is:

A bed cover holder formed wholly of spring wire, embodying a lower "edclamp upper and. lower arms being connected for relatlve yieldlngmovement, a presser bar at the extremity of the upper arm, a covergripping arm extending outwardly from the upper arm and. also comprisingmembers 10 lying in substantially parallel planes, each of said armsbeing substantially semi-circw lar, and a cover gripping jaw at the eX-tremity of the gripping arm, said jaw embodying a plurality of grippingpoints. 7

In testimony whereof I aflix'my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

HENRY C. EWALD. Witnesses:

LULU'G. EWALD, LUORETIA M. BUCKSTUHL.

Gopiel of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, I). 0.

